During the Current Year, Ethan Performs Personal Services as Follows

question 43

Multiple Choice

During the current year, Ethan performs personal services as follows: 800 hours in his information technology consulting practice, 625 hours in a real estate development business, and 510 hours in a condominium leasing operation. He expects that losses will be realized from the two real estate ventures while his consulting practice will show a profit. Ethan files a joint return with his wife whose salary is $125,000. The income and losses from the following ventures is considered active and not subject to the passive activity loss limitations:

• A)Only the information technology consulting practice.
• B)Only the information technology consulting practice and the real estate development business.
• C)Only the information technology consulting practice and the condominium leasing operation.
• D)All three of the ventures are considered active and not subject to the passive activity loss limitations.
• E)None of the above.

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Definitions:

Market Shares

The segment of a market dominated by a specific company or product, usually represented as a percentage.

Concentration Ratio

A measure of the total output produced in an industry by a given number of firms, usually the largest in the industry, indicating the level of market competition.

Product Differentiation

The approach of making a product or service stand out from competitors in the marketplace to appeal more to a specific target audience.

Monopolistically Competitive

This refers to a market structure characterized by many firms selling products that are similar but not identical, allowing for slight differentiation and some degree of pricing power.